Dark City
September 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments
I just watched “Dark City” for the first time - the great 1998 movie from director Alex Proyas. I can’t believe I hadn’t come across it sooner – its absolutely brilliant (Ebert named it the best film of 1998) and it deals with some of my favorite subjects, including Dark ominous cities and dystopic societies. In fact I came across it while scanning a list of the “Top Dystopian Movies of All Time”
Here’s a good definition of a Dystopic society: Massive dehumanization, totalitarian government, rampant disease, post-apocalyptic terrains, cyber-genetic technologies, societal chaos and widespread urban violence are some of the common themes in dystopian films which bravely examine the ominous shadow cast by the future.
If you like my images, I think you’ll like Dark City… but then, you probably beat me to it.
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1 Z // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Yeah I found Dark City from that list of movies, and indeed came here via that. I hope you watched the director’s cut!
Yeah, I too thought it was brilliant. I can’t believe how much I enjoyed it, as I’m usually very critical and quite underwhelmed by films.
Really good, as you say, how did I not come across this sooner? I don’t remember it even being in the cinema.
2 Blair Mielnik // Oct 13, 2008 at 11:06 am
A fantastic movie that I have often played in the background while I am working, a nice mix of grittiness and evocative scenes to free up my hand while working. The first time I saw the movie I wondered why the time period of the movie seemed to be so ambiguous, halfway through the movie you realize the settings are meant to be more of a collection of faded memories. A very rich movie.
3 Blair Mielnik // Oct 13, 2008 at 11:08 am
“City of Lost Children” is another good one.
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